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The main basis for why Mr. Ungar changed from gin rummy to poker was that he was a bit too good at it. So skilled in fact, that no one was able stand up to him. Even the apparently champions who were meant to be the best at gin were crushed when they played against Mr. Ungar. One of these gin rummy masters was Harry Stein, nicknamed, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein was handed such a debilitating beating at the hands of mr. ungar that he allegedly quit participating in it as a pro and never resurfaced at a gin rummy tournament.
Accordingly, with a honor like that it wasn’t too long before gamblers became shy of wagering against stu. He could not find any games and in his desperation he began doing something no one had done prior. He issued starting handicaps to potential competitors in the hope that they might just compete against him if they thought they had an advantage. He at will played from a negative position and one story has it that he even played with a regular bad egg. During the match, he get warnings that the bad egg was at it yet again but stu assured that he knew of the fraudulent activity and he would still come away with a win, which he did, of course.
The same trend followed Stu Ungar to Las Vegas. He won so much that the casinos began requesting that he not to play on their poker rooms anymore. The reason was that other casino players would not be seated at the table if Stu was seated.
Stu Ungar is recollected better for his accomplishments in hold’em poker but he himself always said that he was a whole lot more skilled at gin rummy.
He defeated Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in Nineteen Eighty and became the youngest world champion. Due to his looks that made him seem far younger than he actually was, he was nicknamed, "The Kid".
